I’m all caught up on Better Call Saul. Whew. What an episode. So much to unpack. First, if they wanted to give Steven Toast Lalo’s part in this episode, they might do so by advertising for a “Low Grounds Actor”. Lalo spends much of his time in an Albuquerque drainage system, only coming out at night for essential supplies and showeing.
We quickly flit over to see how D-Day is going, a much lighter set of scenes where Jimmy and Kim have to convince their crew from last week to do some emergency reshoots.
I’m not going to hit the big spoilers. What I will say is that both elements - the Howard plot and the return of Lalo have very satisfying conclusions, even if we’re going to end up sweating until July.
Lalo in particular is a terrifying cunt and a real foil for Gus Fring. He’s the complete opposite in many ways, but is a sharp operator and most importantly, a complete psychopath that enjoys doling out violence on others. Much of the episode is about his misdirection.
Getting Gus’ men to move away from the laundry was smart enough. Pulling the pants of the audience down was something else altogether.
He’s a very naughty boy but some of his material also sounded familiar. The bit about nonce teachers was basically a S1 episode of “It’s Always Sunny…”
My 81 year old mother pointed me towards that yesterday morning, after watching it herself. Sat down and watched it last night, very funny indeed but I thought it tailed off quite a bit towards the end.
I take issue with their use of “Left” to mean woke. One is a political desire for a more equitable society where the market can’t run riot with cherished institutions. The people the Telegraph are referring to are fannies.
